Part MMMDCLIII: Rumors and Reports of Westeros Part Two
Rumors and Reports of Westeros Part Two
Twenty Ninth Day of the Second Month 294 AC
The Iron Isles
The Hidden Battle of Harlaw: The wisdom of assigning forces to aid Rodrik the Reader, Regent of Pyke, had proven itself threefold this month as he was the target of an assassination attempt by Drowned Men warped by their congress with the Deep Ones and wielding powers of the mind, saved only by the presence of his guard of black knights whose unwavering dead gazes could not be turned aside. Worse was yet to come however, as one of his ships was lost from unnatural storms and raising serious doubts about his willingness to 'pay the gold price'. Another ship was saved by some of Qyburn's corpse-stitched krakens from what seems to be opportunistic Deep Ones. The Reader suspects that the Deep Ones may be testing the proverbial waters, seeing what manner of protectors were summoned to the protection of the Iron Isles.
Lost 12 Black Knights
Breaking Seastone: Following months of research into the origin of the Seastone Chair and the chains of the Drowned Ones which bound the Ironborn, Ser Harras Harlaw has discovered that this was not the fist instance of the Ironborn rejecting the Drowned God. Harwyn Hardhand, first king of the Isles and the Rivers, a man denigrated for his Andal queen and 'foreign ways', apparently never sat on the Seastone Chair. Newly discovered journals from the septon of Harwyn's queen indicate that the ancient king knew about the taint from some 'sorcerous source'.
The Stormlands
Letters from the North: Much to Stannis' surprise he has recently received a letter from White Harbor cautiously asking about the state of the Royal Fleet 'in the face of foreign threats'. It is couched as a question in the event that the Manderly fleet will have to join Stannis, but according to Maester Cressen it is more likely that Wyman Manderly is checking to see if Stannis has any intention to sail out at all. Cressen intends to reply with stiff platitudes while avoiding outright lies. You can imagine Stannis gritting his teeth at the notion, but fortunately he will not have to do so now.
Fire in Raintown: A blaze burned though Raintown this month with rumors of magical involvement hanging over it. Though how much of it is truth and how much is Lannister propaganda is hard to know because the principal guilty party involved is 'The Dragon in the East'. There has been an attempted attack on a merchant captain from the Deep, though the crowd was calmed by the local septon before more than a few rotten vegetables could fly.
Dorne
Final Steps in the Dance: With the hour of the conquest approaching, Doran Martell has begun to cautiously give out more information to his lords about just where his loyalties lie and why in order to prevent the proud Dornishmen's hackles being raised by imperial law. Thankfully the existence of Dorne's ancient High Kingship, not inherited but elected, provides a if not a precedent than at least context for the Voices. According to Doran it is counted a foreign thing to bring to the shores of Dorne, but not one that is seen as an over reach of kingly power.
Dawn's Pledge: Ser Andrew Dayne sent his young son Edric to Sunspear to foster, given he counts barely five years this can only be counted a firm pledge of support for Martell policies and thus implicitly for you, though Doran does worry about the boy's safety given how many more traditional and pious interests the fostering could upset. He asks that you send some manner of inconspicuous flesh-forged guard if you can.
How do you answer Doran?
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OOC: Reports from the Reach will be handled in their own update given their importance.
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